The eight month of this year saw a scientific event of utmost importance to the community of young interventional cardiologists in Latin America: the José Gabay course. The meeting, which took place at Buenos Aires Hilton Hotel, gathered more than 140 fellows eager to update their medical knowledge on this area of expertise. The event<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/08/14/proeducars-course-jose-gabay-successfully-completed/" title="Read more" >...</a>
A new edition of ProEducar José Gabay course started at Pacará Room, at Buenos AIres Hilton Hotel. In a friendly, warm atmosphere, the Fellowship Director, Dr. Leandro Lasave, set opened the course together with SOLACI-CACI 2017 President, Dr. Ruben Piraino, and CACI vice President, Dr Anibal Damonte. Dr. Lasave thanked both SOLACI and CACI authorities<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/08/02/the-8th-edition-of-proeducar-course-jose-gabay-for-interventionists-in-training-has-started/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) into clinical practice in the United States has been a tightly controlled process aimed at optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing the learning curve. Many strategies have been used to reach a rational dispersion for this new technology, including choosing sites with enough volume, and adequate operator training<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/07/26/increasing-operator-experience-improves-tavr-outcomes/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The length of hospital stay after elective coronary angioplasty varies significantly among operators and hospitals, according to a recent survey of interventional cardiologists in the United States (US), Canada, and the United Kingdom (UK), published in Catherization and Cardiovascular Interventions. While same-day discharge is a routine proceeding in the UK, most interventional cardiologists surveyed mentioned<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/06/13/same-day-discharge-after-coronary-angioplasty-is-increasingly-popular-but-still-not-the-gold-standard/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dr. Gastón Heredia (Argentina), from the Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) Hospital, was awarded the prize for “Best Case” at the Clinical Cases Contest for Young Interventional Cardiologists, sponsored by ABBOTT Vascular. His case was “Endovascular Treatment of an Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm.” Additionally, Dr. Daniel Saavedra Rodríguez (Bolivia), from Cochabamba Belgium Hospital, was the winner of the Medical Image Contest (sponsored<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/04/28/and-the-winners-of-bolivia-sessions-2017-are/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The first and only randomized trial on chronic total occlusion (CTO) revascularization versus optimal medical therapy in stable patients has disappointed interventional cardiologists. According to Dr. Seung-Jung Park, who presented the study, evidence suggests that optimal medical therapy is a reasonable initial treatment strategy for chronic total occlusion, when compared with angioplasty. Critics<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/04/08/decision-cto-prevailing-questions-on-cto-rechanneling/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Are you planning on participating of the next Bolivia Sessions 2017? Here is all you need to know. When are the Sessions taking place? April 20th and 21st, 2017. Where are they taking place? In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Where can I sign up? Send an email to jornadas@solaci.org. <a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/03/10/all-you-need-to-know-about-bolivia-sessions-2017/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term clinical impact of routine angiographic follow-up after coronary angioplasty. Routine angiographic follow-up has been criticized by both clinical and interventional cardiologists for increasing the rate of coronary revascularization due to the “oculostenotic reflex.” This caused a shift in the paradigm for clinical studies, and<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/02/17/the-react-study-is-angiographic-follow-up-necessary/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sponsored by Abbott Vascular LATAM 32nd SOLACI Regional Sessions – 11° Southern Cone Region April 20th and 21st, 2017. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Case Submission: “Fostering Hemodynamics among Young Cardiologists”. It is with great pleasure that we hereby invite all young Latin American cardiologists specializing in hemodynamics to submit relevant clinical cases to the next SOLACI<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2017/01/21/bolivia-sessions-contest-for-young-interventionists/" title="Read more" >...</a>
32nd SOLACI Regional Sessions – 11° Southern Cone Region April 20th and 21st, 2017. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.